How To Understand ASTM E2500

March 28, 2023 || Robert Chew, PE Leave your thoughts
 
Reviewing history of qualification practices in the biopharmaceutical industry, there has been constant tension between perceptions of regulatory requirements, application of good engineering practice, project delivery constraints (cost and schedule), and successful technology transfer resulting in high levels of process performance and reliability. In the late 1980’s and early 1990’s…

MES The Cost & The Benefit

March 28, 2023 || Leave your thoughts
 
Considering a Manufacturing Execution System? For the last two decades, Manufacturing Execution System (MES) has been a hot topic at nearly every automation conference and for good reason. MES is a powerful tool that can deliver process efficiencies, yield improvements, cost avoidances, right first time, and much more. For a…

Funding Of Building Commissioning Efforts

March 28, 2023 || Jay Congdon Leave your thoughts
 
The Capital Project Model – Limitations, Pitfalls, and Short Comings There is a persistent problem that occurs in the planning and execution of Building Commissioning efforts in the spectrum of projects ranging from new building, existing building retro-commissioning, and existing building renovation commissioning which hampers the ability of the Commissioning…

Strong Project Controls are Critical to Your Success

March 28, 2023 || Jess Porter Leave your thoughts
 
The hallmark of a high performing organization is the cultivation, use, and continuous improvement of their processes used to Communiwork • Prob monitor and evaluate performance. As such, many organizations continue to struggle to reach a high level of performance in delivering projects, not because they don’t have project management…

Capital Project Reporting

March 28, 2023 || Robert M. Lucas Leave your thoughts
 
ABSTRACT/EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Regular reporting on the status of a capital project is an essential part of capital project management and governance. It serves to communicate the health of the project to key stakeholders and aids in identifying problems early enough for remedial actions to be taken. There are four key…

Project Management – Sphere Of Influence

March 28, 2023 || Patrick Hayes Leave your thoughts
 
A project manager exerts indirect influence over the project team, associated managers, and the resources who work for them. This Sphere of Influence extends further. A project manager takes responsibility for the stakeholders’ or client’s needs and acts as an extension of their authority if we are to deliver business…

Operational Readiness Through The Lens Of Capital Project Management

March 28, 2023 || Josh Hoops Leave your thoughts
 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Achieving Operational Readiness on any Capital Project is a milestone event and should be integrated into every aspect of the Lifecycle of Project Delivery. Historically, Capital Project Management focuses on the delivery of the facility, the equipment, and supporting infrastructure. A good Project Manager will manage the five…

The Problem with Construction Quality

March 28, 2023 || Richard Tree Leave your thoughts
 
Quality management in the mission critical construction industry is underperforming. The reader need look no further for the evidence to support this assertion than to the commissioning of a data center. Hundreds, and at times, thousands, of issues are found during the functional performance and integrated systems testing and nearly…